Bangladesh’s first metro train completes test run

[SpaceMan18]

They should install multiple CCTV cameras in every coach to catch vandals.

Lmao yes , in New York at least the good subway stations have police or law enforcement in the subway so I guess that helps.

I also heard somewhere that they will put special security just for the Metro stations , probably just a guy with a shotgun or something lol

 

[KAL-EL]

Lmao yes , in New York at least the good subway stations have police or law enforcement in the subway so I guess that helps

Same for the most part down here in Philadelphia

 

[TOTUU]

Congratulations, train should have been designed to look better aesthetically though.

This is a train made in Japan, in keeping with the Japanese aesthetic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway

 

[TOTUU]

I wonder, wherever this writer found this 100km/hr story. A metro train is not a long-distance one and the line has many stations within about @2 km which is not good for speed driving.

There is no reason to believe the speed will be 100 km/hr. The average speed will be about 40km/hr if one divides the total distance by total time.

China exports driverless metro to Istanbul, 120km/h speed class fully automated and driverless.

Istanbul’s Newest Driverless Metro Train Is Headed Home from China

The future of train travel continues to reach new heights in Istanbul, Turkey. After the country placed an order for a new driverless train six months ago, CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive in China developed and finished production. The new train is part of an ongoing metro project that started in 2014 and opened in 2018.

Turkey followed the lead of numerous other countries in Europe and Asia that are moving toward more fully automated metro lines, which often mean additional capacity, the use of less power and increased running capacity.

As established by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), the train has been graded as a GoA 4, meaning that it has fully automated features. This smart train uses technologies from Thales, which includes the latest 5G technologies, remote tracking, real-time data, intelligent lighting, and touch-screen control panels. Although a surveillance driver will be stationed on the train, GoA 4 trains autonomously start and stop, as well as open and close doors, detect obstacles, and react to emergencies.​

A new GoA 4-graded driverless metro train leaves the production line in China for Istanbul, Turkey. (Image courtesy of Xinhua.)

The new train is the first that CRRC has exported overseas. It was designed to travel 120 kmh (74.5 mph) and includes four carriages with the capacity for 1,100 passengers. Similar to other trains produced by CRRC, it has an aluminum alloy articulated car body and an energy-absorbing anti-collision design to enhance safety, as well as other innovative features.

This train will be the first of 176 of its kind to hit the Istanbul rails. The line it will operate on will enable a 35-minute journey from Gayrettepe to the airport. While most of the tunnel work is completed, the completed project isn’t set to open until 2022. The hope is to have the first line in operation by August 2021. When completed, the new lines will serve 700,000 passengers a day.

Along with providing Turkey a newly designed train set, CRRC has acquired a contract with Ukraine to manufacture eight five-car transits to be completed by 2022. The trains will travel 80 kmh (49 mph) and be approximately 96 meters (317 feet) long.

The company also unveiled its next Type B generation design at the recent World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin. Its stainless steel construction is 10 percent lighter than previous designs and features permanent magnet traction, resulting in potentially significant cost savings. It will be able to carry 2,300 passengers.

 

[bluesky]

China exports driverless metro to Istanbul, 120km/h speed class fully automated and driverless.

Did I say a train does not have a maximum speed? But I said it is not possible to raise to that speed in a metro line within a city. It is because stations are very near to each other, say, at a 2 km distance.

Why do you think it is possible to speed drive at 120 km/hr without making accidents? I insist you clarify it or you must learn that it is impossible to raise the average speed over 40 km/hr (about) within a small distance.

You must know the difference between a medium or long distance train and a local train that operates in a city. If not, ask a train operator/conductor driver.

 

[TOTUU]

Lmao yes , in New York at least the good subway stations have police or law enforcement in the subway so I guess that helps.

I also heard somewhere that they will put special security just for the Metro stations , probably just a guy with a shotgun or something lol

China is the same 。
You can see that many Chinese cities have good security systems in their subways

Metro in a second-tier city

 

[TOTUU]

Did I say a train does not have a maximum speed? But I said it is not possible to raise to that speed in a metro line within a city. It is because stations are very near to each other, say, at a 2 km distance.

Why do you think it is possible to speed drive at 120 km/hr without making accidents? I insist you clarify it or you must learn that it is impossible to raise the average speed over 40 km/hr (about) within a small distance.

You must know the difference between a medium or long distance train and a local train that operates in a city. If not, ask a train operator/conductor driver.

Yes, there will be different speeds for different distances. 2KM will be a very slow speed .
So the Turkish trains only use a maximum speed at 80KMH.

 

[Bilal9]

This is a train made in Japan, in keeping with the Japanese aesthetic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway
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Thanks for the pictures, Japanese train aesthetic and appearance for subways, metros and regional trains have always been like this, since the 1960's when they started metro lines in their larger cities. Boxy and conservative from the 60's until today.

There is increased funding and budget to consider if asked to make the appearance more sleek, and why would you do that if the coaches never exceed a 100 KM per hour? Plus most of these lines are govt. projects which have limited budgets. That said, the metro coaches in Japan over the years have become much more comfortable and much more efficient. They are utility item used to carry people safely from point A to point B.

Subway lines like Manila are usually markets for retired older Japanese commuter trains and coaches, from what I have seen. This is not a bad strategy, if the lines themselves are built by the Japanese.

Bangladesh should look into sourcing refurbished coaches in Dhaka and other cities like the Filipino folks, which are certified by Japanese manufacturers to be as good as new.

Refurbishment typically means completely exchanging interior panels/seats and newly calibrated suspensions, new bearings/springs and precision reground wheels.

This IS an excellent option when service levels should be kept up considering the huge population pressure for metro ridership right now in Bangladesh.

This would NOT be an option if we could assemble metro coaches from SKD kits like India does or could build them from scratch (like China). Those aren't options available to us, yet.

As we say in the US, this is a cheap way to "keep the lights on" with not much outlay of funds.

China is the same 。
You can see that many Chinese cities have good security systems in their subways

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Metro in a second-tier city

Many Thanks @TOTUU - so nice of you to share!

At some point we will probably consider importing Chinese coaches for this and other lines as well.

Only the capital Dhaka has a metro (one line - #6) but five more lines are in planning. Lines #3 and #5 are already in advanced planning, and these will be mostly underground.

Metros for Chittagong and other cities are also on the drawing board.

 

[TOTUU]

why would you do that if the coaches never exceed a 100 KM per hour?



At some point we will probably consider importing Chinese coaches for this and other lines as well.

Only the capital Dhaka has a metro (one line - #6) but five more lines are in planning. Lines #3 and #5 are already in advanced planning, and these will be mostly underground.

Metros for Chittagong and other cities are also on the drawing board.

1, The metro train in Turkey runs on a long line, so maybe it will be speeded up in the future when there are more passengers.

2, There will be more and more subways in Bangladesh, that's for sure. I believe Bangladesh will buy Chinese metro trains in the future, because Chinese metro trains are very competitive and exported to the whole world. If more are bought, China can also export its production line, for example to the USA.

 

[Michael Corleone]

One thing the article failed to mention is that eventually on the Motijheel end, Bangladesh Bank would not be the last stop.

Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 (MRT-6) will go past BB station and end up at Kamalapur Central railway station in Dhaka, for which a new interchange integrated terminal is already being built. They will keep the existing Kamalapur structure, but re-purpose and modernize it, my understanding.

The design of Kamalapur station was iconic for the sixties (a masterstroke of design genius that pioneered aircon-less cooling for the structure by American architects working with Bangladeshi ones, one of many in Dhaka) and there was controversial talk of demolishing it, which was in the end resisted successfully.

Under threat - Kamalapur Railway Station - Docomomo International

Docomomo International became aware that the Kamalapur Railway Station, designed by Daniel C. Dunham and Robert G.Boughey for Berger Consulting between 1961 and 1968 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is threatened due to the an extension plan of the Dhaka Metro Rail’s Line-6 that includes its demolition...

www.docomomo.com

Thank god they cancelled it. They could get Chinese assistance to move the entire station by placing rails under its foundation if needed

The speedometer was probably calibrated by BBS.

Why not 1971km/hr then?

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Understated I like it

 

[bluesky]

So the Turkish trains only use a maximum speed at 80KMH.

Again, you are assuming wrong things. A train that stops at 2 or 3 km cannot gain an 80 kph speed, although, the motor/engine may have that much power.

80Kph speed can be attained if a train is a medium or long distance, say, if it runs out of Istanbul/Ankara to a distance of 50 or 100 km, and the station to station distance is more than 5 km.

Now, instead of going superb high-speed, please enjoy a video on the Japanese trains run by Steam Locomotives.

 

[bluesky]

Like I say I travel regularly on London underground and even on just 2-3 km distance between stations the trains hit 100km/h. Why would you not go as fast as is safely possible?

I ask you again. Do you really happen to live in London. If not you are just assuming things. And if you really live in London, you are just falsifying the speed of commuter trains. Please, be very honest about what you say and do not insist on something impractical that shows your mean ego.

Now, enjoy reading the citation from the Internet. It says of an average speed of 33 kph speed for a London commuter train. I am not talking here about the medium distance trains.

London Underground - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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"The average speed on the Underground is 20.5 mph (33.0 km/h).[9] Outside the tunnels of central London, many lines' trains tend to travel at over 40 mph (64 km/h) in the suburban and countryside areas".

So, no doubt, you live in London. Better you change your flag to BD and Barisal.

 

[Indos]

There is no video yet ?

 

[bluesky]

This is a train made in Japan, in keeping with the Japanese aesthetic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_subway
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You must be very tired of uploading many trains. Now, enjoy the Magnetically Levitated Train of Japan at 500 kph.

 

[bluesky]

Another photograph for @TOTUU. This is a picture of a monorail train that runs on one single rail line.

I hereby present another type of monorail in Japan. It is a hanging Monorail.